LUGHNASAD
1st August
The corn is ripening and swaying heavy with seed. It is a season of plenty. The promise of spring is coming to fruition. The dying sun has spent his power and burns off the last of his energy in the blazing heat of summer. Its power has gone into the ripening fruit and grains. Lughnasad is the feast of the corn harvest. Like the Sun-God, the grain must die - a life-giving sacrifice that sustains us through the coming dark season. This year's seed will become next year's crop and so the cycle continues for another round.
Lughnasad is the last of the summer's feasts; the wheel is inevitably turning towards the dark half of the year. It is a time to reflect on the creative power of manifestation and the divine spark within.

Magical Infusions: HOLLY, FIRE, WATER

FESTIVAL SPACE AROMAS
Everything has its season - there is a time to be born and a time to grow, a time to learn and a time to mature, there is a time to live and a time to die, a cycle of seasons that marks the passage of time. Each time of the year has its beauty and its special gifts, but inevitably the wheel must turn and the season will pass - until its time comes around again. The seasonal cycle gives rhythm to time.
Today it is easy to ignore the necessities of time that dominated the lives of our ancestors until quite recently. It is easy to forget that time is not linear, but cyclical in nature and although we may ignore it, deep within our hearts we move to that same rhythm as the earth.
Our ancestors could not escape the seasonal cycle as we can today. On the contrary, it was crucial to their survival. Naturally, they were much more keenly aware of the seasonal changes, which they celebrated with their annual festival cycle. In the Celtic traditions of northern Europe this cycle consisted of 8 festivals, the quarter days, which marked the equinoxes and solstices and the cross-quarter days, which marked the /lsquo;in-between times'. The cycle of the season was envisioned as the story of the Earth Goddess and Sun child, which becomes her lover and husband and together they make the Earth fertile and abundant. At the summer solstice he reaches his peak and must die. His declining power still ripens the fruit, but by the time harvest comes he is dead. The life-force retreats and the Earth Goddess is mourning, until she realizes that she is pregnant. At winter solstice she gives birth to the Sun God once again. His power is restored and her womb is fertile once again and so the cycle of life starts all over.
The seasonal festivals marked the 'stations' of the year. At these times we are at a threshold when time, for a moment seems to stand still and everybody, young and old came together to celebrate the cosmic drama of the Earth Goddess and the Sun King. For a brief interlude the rules and routines of everyday life were set aside and the focus of the community was directed towards the Gods and the changing balance of male and female forces in nature.
As without - so within. The seasonally shifting energy reflects on the inner rhythms of the soul. Today, most of us are out of touch with the seasons of nature and the crucial points in time that determine the rhythm of the growing cycle. However, those rhythms still beat within our hearts. Celebrating the seasonal festivals may harmonize the soul with the rhythms of nature.

Supplied in a 5ml bottle with information leaflet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON OUR SPACE AROMAS SEE THE SEPERATE PAGE TITLED 'ABOUT SPACE AROMAS'
Star Child Festival Space Aromas contain only pure essential oils and absolutes that reflect the energy of each season and have been potentized with our unique magical herbal infusions. They can be used if the smoke of incense is not desirable or may be added to a base oil to create an astrological bath or massage oil.

CAUTION:
Never use Space Aromas internally.
Do not apply neat to the skin.
The recommended standard dilution is 1-3% for use in massage, bath or perfume oil blends.
Test on a small area of skin on the inner arm first before using any oil more liberally as a bath, massage or perfume oil.
Keep all oils out of the reach of children and pets.
Never allow Space Aromas to enter the eyes.
If you are pregnant or are suffering from any serious medical conditions we do not recommend you using any of our space aroma blends as massage, bath or perfume oils.

CARE FOR YOUR SPACE AROMAS
Space Aromas consist of carefully chosen essential oil blends. As such they behave just like essential oils: they will evaporate and 'fly off' if stored incorrectly. Always keep the lid on tightly and store in a cool, dark place.